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CVE-2010-0547 json

client/mount.cifs.c in mount.cifs in smbfs in Samba 3.4.5 and earlier does not verify that the (1) device name and (2) mountpoint strings a…

published 16y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2010-0578

cvss
2.1
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.5%
EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 41%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

client/mount.cifs.c in mount.cifs in smbfs in Samba 3.4.5 and earlier does not verify that the (1) device name and (2) mountpoint strings are composed of valid characters, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (mtab corruption) via a crafted string.

Patch / fix

  • samba Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 2:3.4.5~dfsg-2

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2010-0547

  • samba RHEL 4 3.0.33-0.34.el4
  • samba RHEL 5 3.0.33-3.29.el5_7.4
  • samba-swat RHEL 4 3.0.33-0.34.el4
  • samba-swat RHEL 5 3.0.33-3.29.el5_7.4
  • libsmbclient RHEL 5 3.0.33-3.29.el5_7.4
  • samba-client RHEL 4 3.0.33-0.34.el4
  • samba-client RHEL 5 3.0.33-3.29.el5_7.4
  • samba-common RHEL 4 3.0.33-0.34.el4

red hat advisories RHSA-2011:1219RHBA-2011:0054

  • samba openSUSE Tumbleweed 4.5.0-1.1
  • cifs-utils openSUSE Tumbleweed 6.5-1.5

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10069-1openSUSE-SU-2024:10334-1

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red hat product security vex CVE-2010-0547 updated cvss 2.6

samba: mount.cifs improper device name and mountpoint strings sanitization

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) samba3x 3.5.4-0.70.el5, samba 3.0.33-3.29.el5_7.4, samba3x-swat 3.5.4-0.70.el5, samba3x-client 3.5.4-0.70.el5, samba3x-common 3.5.4-0.70.el5, samba-swat 3.0.33-3.29.el5_7.4, +5 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 samba 3.0.33-0.34.el4, samba-swat 3.0.33-0.34.el4, samba-client 3.0.33-0.34.el4, samba-common 3.0.33-0.34.el4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) samba3x 3.5.4-0.70.el5, samba 3.0.33-3.29.el5_7.4, samba3x-swat 3.5.4-0.70.el5, samba3x-client 3.5.4-0.70.el5, samba3x-common 3.5.4-0.70.el5, samba-swat 3.0.33-3.29.el5_7.4, +5 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 samba 3.0.33-0.34.el4, samba-swat 3.0.33-0.34.el4, samba-client 3.0.33-0.34.el4, samba-common 3.0.33-0.34.el4
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2011:1219
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) samba3x 3.5.4-0.70.el5, samba3x-swat 3.5.4-0.70.el5, samba3x-client 3.5.4-0.70.el5, samba3x-common 3.5.4-0.70.el5, samba3x-winbind 3.5.4-0.70.el5, samba3x-domainjoin-gui 3.5.4-0.70.el5
    fixed: vendor fix RHBA-2011:0054
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 samba 3.0.33-0.34.el4, samba-swat 3.0.33-0.34.el4, samba-client 3.0.33-0.34.el4, samba-common 3.0.33-0.34.el4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 samba 3.0.33-0.34.el4, samba-swat 3.0.33-0.34.el4, samba-client 3.0.33-0.34.el4, samba-common 3.0.33-0.34.el4 Red Hat RHEL Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) samba 3.0.33-3.29.el5_7.4, samba-swat 3.0.33-3.29.el5_7.4, libsmbclient 3.0.33-3.29.el5_7.4, samba-client 3.0.33-3.29.el5_7.4, samba-common 3.0.33-3.29.el5_7.4
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2011:1219

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Exploit prediction

0.48% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 41% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 2.1 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

References

Sources

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